Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić (born 25 July 1953), also known as Jamal Haji, is a Bosnian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Džemal Hadžiabdić
Personal information
Full name Džemaludin Hadžiabdić
Date of birth (1953-07-25) 25 July 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1960–1971 Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1980 Velež Mostar 217 (3)
1980–1983 Swansea City 105 (1)
Total 322 (4)
International career
1974–1978 Yugoslavia 20 (0)
Managerial career
1992–1999 Al-Gharafa
1997–1998 Qatar
1999–2001 Qatar
2002 Al Ain
2003–2004 Al-Wakrah
2004–2005 Al Shabab
2006 Qatar SC
2009–2010 Al-Sailiya
2010–2011 Fujairah
2012 Fujairah
2012 Al Dhafra
2013 East Riffa
2013–2014 Fujairah
2016–2017 Fujairah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly against Italy and went on to earn 20 caps for the national team, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[3]

Managerial career

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In August 2015, he was expected to be appointed as head coach of the Iraq national football team, having arrived in the country and expected to attend the unveiling press conference; he departed Iraq a day later.[4]

Managerial Statistics

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As of 6 December 2012
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Qatar 1 January 1997 31 December 1997 8 3 1 4 037.5
Qatar 1 January 2000 31 December 2000 19 7 6 6 036.8
Al Dhafra 2012 6 December 2012 11 2 5 4 018.2
Total 38 12 12 14 031.58

Honours and achievements

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Manager

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Al-Gharafa

Al Ain

Al-Wakrah

Al Dhafra

References

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  1. ^ "Rođen Džemal Hadžiabdić". historija.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Iraq's new football coach leaves country after a day". dailystar.com.lb. 2 August 2015.
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